[Well when your world lacks color, you're automatically drawn to more bright and cheerful things.]

I've never experienced something like this on such a big scale. Back home it was usually just small gatherings, trading things you made yourself. I couldn't resist such a big crowd, and even more...stuff.

[Stuff. that's a good word for it. Because plenty is unfamiliar, and plenty to him is junk. But people prefer different things, so he's fine with that. He likes this, really!]